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Dragons of Light/Darkness
Dragons of Darkness
"Filed Teeth"— Glen Cook
"Vince's Dragon" — Ben Bova
"The Thermals of August" — Edward Bryant
"The Dragon's Clubs"— Stephen Kimmel
"Negwenya" — Janet Gluckman
"Middle Woman" — Byron Walley (a pseudonym of Orson Scott Card)
"The Storm King" — Joan D. Vinge
"My Bones Waxed Old" — Robert Frazier
"Soldatenmangel" — Victor Milan
"Alas, My Love, You Do Me Wrong" — James Tucker
"Fear of Fly"— Lynn Mims
"Through All the Mountains Lie Between" — Jeffrey Carver
"The Lady of the Purple Forest"— Allan Bruton
"A Dragon in the Man" — Kevin Christensen
"A Plague of Butterflies" — Orson Scott Carda
"Vince's Dragon" — Ben Bova
"The Thermals of August" — Edward Bryant
"The Dragon's Clubs"— Stephen Kimmel
"Negwenya" — Janet Gluckman
"Middle Woman" — Byron Walley (a pseudonym of Orson Scott Card)
"The Storm King" — Joan D. Vinge
"My Bones Waxed Old" — Robert Frazier
"Soldatenmangel" — Victor Milan
"Alas, My Love, You Do Me Wrong" — James Tucker
"Fear of Fly"— Lynn Mims
"Through All the Mountains Lie Between" — Jeffrey Carver
"The Lady of the Purple Forest"— Allan Bruton
"A Dragon in the Man" — Kevin Christensen
"A Plague of Butterflies" — Orson Scott Carda
351 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 1981
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About the author
Orson Scott Card
881 books20.8k followersOrson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is (as of 2023) the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card co-produced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003).
Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; his opposition to homosexuality has provoked public criticism.
Card, who is a great-great-grandson of Brigham Young, was born in Richland, Washington, and grew up in Utah and California. While he was a student at Brigham Young University (BYU), his plays were performed on stage. He served in Brazil as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and headed a community theater for two summers. Card had 27 short stories published between 1978 and 1979, and he won the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1978. He earned a master's degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981 and wrote novels in science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, and historical fiction genres starting in 1979. Card continued to write prolifically, and he has published over 50 novels and 45 short stories.
Card teaches English at Southern Virginia University; he has written two books on creative writing and serves as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. He has taught many successful writers at his "literary boot camps". He remains a practicing member of the LDS Church and Mormon fiction writers Stephenie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, and Dave Wolverton have cited his works as a major influence.
Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; his opposition to homosexuality has provoked public criticism.
Card, who is a great-great-grandson of Brigham Young, was born in Richland, Washington, and grew up in Utah and California. While he was a student at Brigham Young University (BYU), his plays were performed on stage. He served in Brazil as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and headed a community theater for two summers. Card had 27 short stories published between 1978 and 1979, and he won the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer in 1978. He earned a master's degree in English from the University of Utah in 1981 and wrote novels in science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, and historical fiction genres starting in 1979. Card continued to write prolifically, and he has published over 50 novels and 45 short stories.
Card teaches English at Southern Virginia University; he has written two books on creative writing and serves as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. He has taught many successful writers at his "literary boot camps". He remains a practicing member of the LDS Church and Mormon fiction writers Stephenie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, and Dave Wolverton have cited his works as a major influence.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
March 26, 2024
Fantastic collection overall. Its not straight fantasy, the various (very successful) authors involved were given a lot of latitude in interpreting 'dragon' as a theme for the collection, so hopefully there's something here for a variety of fiction readers.
There were, for me, a couple of low points. Not necessarily poorly written stories, but ones that didn't hold my attention as well (as I *was* here for the dragons). Roger Stine's 'Thermals of August' springs to mind, which was primarily about hangliders. "Soldatenmangel" was also on the strange side, and a little goofy, though still entertaining.
Overall, great fantasy read though.
There were, for me, a couple of low points. Not necessarily poorly written stories, but ones that didn't hold my attention as well (as I *was* here for the dragons). Roger Stine's 'Thermals of August' springs to mind, which was primarily about hangliders. "Soldatenmangel" was also on the strange side, and a little goofy, though still entertaining.
Overall, great fantasy read though.
July 25, 2018
This is the companion volume to Dragons of Light. I don't think it is quite as good. A few of the stories barely qualify as about dragons. The opening story by Glen Cook, is dark and gritty. "Middle Woman" is a nice twist on the be careful what you wish for theme. Joan Vinge's "Storm King" left me wanting more of this story of a king's son who demands power from the dragon. Ben Bova's story is a humorous story about a dragon's effect on organized crime. Still, a largely forgettable anthology.
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February 7, 2017
Pretty solid, but nothing special... aside from one story, the one about the rigger. <3
March 13, 2008
It's outstanding so far - though I'm only on the first story. It's by Glen Cook and called "Filed Teeth". Delightfully dark and connected to his Dread Empire series, which I really loved. Good stuff!
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Finished the book. Of the 10 or so stories only 2 of them were average. The rest excellent. Highly recommended.
j
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Finished the book. Of the 10 or so stories only 2 of them were average. The rest excellent. Highly recommended.
j
August 6, 2011
Not as good as Dragons of light.
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